Tag: Ben Powers

August 9, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; Denver Broncos guard Ben Powers (74) after the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

Broncos starting LG Ben Powers has surgery for torn bicep

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Denver Broncos left guard Ben Powers has surgery to repair a torn left bicep and is expected to miss at least two months, if not longer.

The injury occurred near the end of the Broncos’ 21-17 road win on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles while protecting quarterback Bo Nix as he completed a pass to tight end Adam Trautman.

Head coach Sean Payton confirmed the injury on Wednesday in England, where Denver (3-2) will meet the New York Jets (0-5) on Sunday.

“With a starting player … it’s never any good, but the next guy’s up and we’ll get ready to play him,” Payton told reporters after practice on Wednesday. Powers has been placed in injured reserves with hopes of him returning in December.

Payton did not say who will start at left guard, but it could be Matt Peart, a backup last season who got reps at left guard in training camp.

The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Powers spent his first four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, who selected him in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He joined the Broncos prior to the 2023 season on a four-year, $51.5 million contract and has started all 39 regular-season games since.

Powers, 28, played 99 percent of the offensive snaps in 2024 and 100 percent in the other seasons.

Peart, 28, is a career backup who has appeared in 65 games (nine starts) with the New York Giants (2020-23) and Broncos.

–Field Level Media

Nov 20, 2022; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens guard Ben Powers (72) takes the field with a member of the U.S. military for introductions before the game against the Carolina Panthers at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jessica Rapfogel-USA TODAY Sports

Reports: Broncos to spend $139.5M adding RT Mike McGlinchey, LG Ben Powers

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The Denver Broncos added right tackle Mike McGlinchey and left guard Ben Powers, who agreed to massive deals Monday, multiple outlets reported.

McGlinchey and the Broncos agreed to a five-year deal worth $87.5 million, including more than $50 million guaranteed, per NFL Network.

The Denver Post and ESPN reported Powers would get a four-year deal worth $52 million, including $28.5 million guaranteed.

Both deals become official Wednesday, the first day of the new league year.

New head coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton identified offensive line upgrades as one of the team’s priorities when discussing how to improve the Broncos in 2023.

McGlinchey, 28, started all 69 games he played in with the San Francisco 49ers the past five seasons. The Niners selected him No. 9 overall in the 2018 draft out of Notre Dame.

Powers, a left guard with the Ravens, will replace Broncos free agent Dalton Risner. In the event Risner returns or Denver finds a preferred left guard, Powers also started at right guard during his second season in Baltimore.

Powers was a fourth-round pick out of Oklahoma in 2019.

Backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham also agreed to terms with the Broncos. He’ll reportedly ink a two-year, $10 million deal to back up Russell Wilson in Denver after playing for the New England Patriots and Las Vegas Raiders.

New England drafted Stidham in the fourth round of the 2019 draft. He has 77 completions in 131 attempts with six touchdowns and seven interceptions in his career.

–Field Level Media